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1 be all of a dither
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2 dither
1. intransitive verb 2. noun(coll.)* * *dith·er[ˈdɪðəʳ, AM -ɚ]to be in [or all of] a \dither [about sth] [über etw akk] ganz aufgeregt sein, [wegen etw dat] ganz aus dem Häuschen sein fam1. (be indecisive) unentschlossen sein, zögern, schwankenshe's still \dithering over whether to... sie ist sich immer noch nicht schlüssig darüber, ob...2. (be nervous) nervös [o fahrig] sein▪ to \dither about unkonzentriert seinto \dither colours Farben mischen [o fachspr dithern]* * *['dɪðə(r)]1. n2. vizaudern, schwankento dither over sth — mit etw zaudern
to dither over how/whether... — schwanken, wie/ob...
stop dithering ( about) and get on with it! — jetzt lass doch dieses ewige Hin und Her und fang endlich mal an!
* * *dither [ˈdıðə(r)]A v/i1. ( besonders vor Kälte) zittern2. schwanken, sich nicht entscheiden können ( beide:between zwischen dat)3. a) nervös werden, durcheinanderkommenb) sich aufregenB s1. Schwanken n2. a) Nervosität fb) Aufregung f:throw into a dither in Aufregung versetzen; nervös machen;be all of a dither, be in a dither, bes Br umg have the dithers ganz durcheinander sein; aufgeregt sein* * *1. intransitive verb 2. noun(coll.)be all of a dither or in a dither — am Rotieren sein (ugs.)
* * *n.Aufregung f.Schwanken n. (between) v.schwanken v.sich nicht entscheiden können (zwischen) ausdr. v.aufgeregt sein ausdr.zittern (vor Kälte) v. -
3 dither
dith·er [ʼdɪðəʳ, Am -ɚ] nto be in [or all of] a \dither [about sth] [über etw akk] ganz aufgeregt sein, [wegen etw dat] ganz aus dem Häuschen sein ( fam) vi; ( pej)1) ( be indecisive) unentschlossen sein, zögern, schwanken;she's still \dithering over whether to... sie ist sich immer noch nicht schlüssig darüber, ob...to \dither sth etw dithern fachspr;to \dither colours Farben mischen [o fachspr dithern]
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